Hands-Free Electronic Device Holder

Abstract

A hands-free electronic device holder comprises a belt having a mold at a center position, the mold having a threaded stud therein, a flexible gooseneck having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end having a ball insert for attachment with the belt and the distal end having a rotatable attachment means, and a holding assembly having a pair or padded clamps for adjustably holding an electronic device. The holding assembly is attached to the distal end of the flexible gooseneck. The belt is wrapped around a waist of a user. The flexible gooseneck is configured to be adjusted to any orientation to align the position of the electronic device to be at thee level of the user, providing hands-free operation of the electronic device while sitting down, standing, moving, and reclining.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A hands-free electronic device holder comprising:
 a belt being wrapped around a waist of a user, the belt having a mold at a centre position, the mold having a threaded stud therein;   a flexible gooseneck having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end having a ball insert for attachment with the belt and the distal end having a rotatable attachment means; and   a holding assembly having a pair of padded clamps for adjustably holding an electronic device, the holding assembly being attached to the distal end of the flexible gooseneck;   whereby the flexible gooseneck being configured to he adjusted to any orientation to align the position of the electronic device to be at face level of the user, providing hands-free operation of the electronic device while sitting down, standing, moving, and reclining.   
     
     
         2 . The hands-free electronic device holder of  claim 1  wherein the belt is secured around the waist of the user by a fastening means. 
     
     
         3 . The hands-free electronic device holder of  claim 1  wherein the flexible gooseneck has a threaded cap at the proximal end over the ball insert for securing the ball insert to the threaded stud. 
     
     
         4 . The hands-free electronic device holder of  claim 3  wherein the proximal end of the flexible gooseneck is attached to the belt by inserting the ball insert into the threaded stud and winding the threaded cap onto the threaded stud over the ball insert. 
     
     
         5 . The hands-free electronic device holder of  claim 1  wherein the distal end of the flexible gooseneck is attached to the holding assembly by connecting the rotatable attachment means to a fixed attachment means at a back portion of the holding assembly. 
     
     
         6 . The hands-free electronic device holder of claim I wherein the rotatable attachment means is rotated in 360 degrees to change the orientation of the electronic device held in the holding assembly. 
     
     
         7 . The hands-free electronic device holder of  claim 1  wherein the holding assembly has a padded area at a front portion to cushion the electronic device held therein. 
     
     
         8 . The hands-free electronic device holder of  claim 1  wherein the holding assembly has a button for automatically adjusting a distance between the pair of padded clamps to accommodate different sizes of the electronic device. 
     
     
         9 . The hands-free electronic device holder of  claim 8  wherein the holding assembly uses a gear mechanism to adjust the distance between the pair of padded clamps. 
     
     
         10 . An electronic device holder worn by a user for hands-free operation of the electronic device, the electronic device holder comprising:
 a belt being wrapped around a waist of the user via a fastening means, the belt having a mold at a center position, the mold having a threaded stud therein;   a flexible gooseneck having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end having a ball insert and a threaded cap over the ball insert for attachment with the belt and the distal end having a rotatable attachment means; and   a holding assembly having a padded area at a front portion for cushioning the electronic device held therein, a pair of padded clamps for adjustably holding the electronic device and a button for automatically adjusting a distance between the pair of padded clamps at a side portion, and a fixed attachment means at a back portion for attachment with the distal end of the flexible gooseneck;   whereby the flexible gooseneck being configured to be adjusted to any orientation to align the position of the electronic device to be at face level of the user, providing hands-free operation of the electronic device while sitting down, standing, moving, and reclining.   
     
     
         11 . The hands-free electronic device holder of  claim 10  wherein the proximal end of the flexible gooseneck is attached to the belt by inserting the ball insert into the threaded stud and winding the threaded cap onto the threaded stud over the ball insert. 
     
     
         12 . The hands-free electronic device holder of  claim 10  wherein the distal end of the flexible gooseneck is attached to the holding assembly by connecting the rotatable attachment means to the fixed attachment means at the back portion of the holding assembly. 
     
     
         13 . The hands-free electronic device holder of  claim 10  wherein the rotatable attachment means is rotated in 360 degrees to change the orientation of a screen of the electronic device held in the holding assembly. 
     
     
         14 . The hands-free electronic device holder of  claim 10  wherein the holding assembly uses a gear mechanism to adjust the distance between the pair of padded clamps. 
     
     
         15 . The hands-free electronic device holder of  claim 10  supports the electronic device at different angles and orientations while accommodating different sizes. 
     
     
         16 . A method for supporting an electronic device for hands-free operation, the method comprising the steps of:
 a) providing a hands-free electronic device holder to a user, the hands-free electronic device comprising a belt, a flexible gooseneck and a holding assembly;   b) securing the belt around a waist of the user by a fastening leans, the belt having a mold at a center position, the mold having a threaded stud therein;   c) connecting a proximal end of the flexible gooseneck to the belt by inserting a ball insert at the proximal end of the flexible gooseneck into the threaded stud;   d) winding a threaded cap at the proximal end of the flexible gooseneck onto the threaded stud over the ball insert;   e) connecting a distal end of the flexible gooseneck to the holding assembly by connecting a rotatable attachment means at the distal end of the flexible gooseneck to a fixed attachment means at a back portion of the holding assembly;   f) placing the electronic device into the holding assembly and adjusting a distance between a pair of padded clamps at a side portion of the holding assembly to tightly clamp the electronic device in place;   g) adjusting the orientation of the flexible gooseneck to align the position of the electronic device to be at face level of the user; and   h) rotating the holding assembly to change the orientation of a screen of the electronic device to be comfortable to the user.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16  wherein the flexible gooseneck may be adjusted to any orientation to suit the user. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 16  wherein the rotatable attachment means may be rotated in 360 degrees to change the orientation of the screen of the electronic device held in the holding assembly. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 16  wherein the holding assembly has a button for automatically adjusting the distance between the pair of padded clamps to accommodate different sizes of the electronic device. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 16  wherein the holding assembly uses a gear mechanism to adjust the distance between the pair of padded clamps.